North Korean video shows US city in flames

by admin
Feb 4, 2013
A North Korean video about the country's space and rocket program has been released, showing images of a man flying a space shuttle and an unnamed American city in flames, as speculation mounts over a North Korean nuclear test.

The video, released on North Korea's YouTube account, shows computer generated images of a space shuttle launched into orbit by a North Korean rocket and an unidentified city draped in the US flag ablaze. A piano cover of Michael Jackson's "We are the World" plays in the background throughout.

The captions on the video reads, "Despite attempts by imperialists to isolate and crush us … never will anyone be able to stop the people marching towards a final victory."

South Korea's ambassador to the UN warned of an imminent nuclear test launch by North Korea, citing "very busy activities" having been observed at the test site.

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